New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Language

• Of all mankind one at first Gen. 11:1, 6
• Called
  • Speech Mk. 14:70; Acts 14:11
  • Tongue Acts 1:19; Rev. 5:9
• Confusion of
  • A punishment for presumption, &c Gen. 11:2-6
  • Originated the varieties in Gen. 11:7
  • Scattered men over the earth Gen. 11:8, 9
  • Divided men into separate nations Gen. 10:5, 20, 31
• Great variety of, spoken by men 1 Cor. 14:10
• Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different Esther 1:22; Dan. 3:4, 6:25
• Kinds of, mentioned
  • Hebrew 2 Ki. 18:28; Acts 26:14
  • Chaldea Dan. 1:4
  • Syriac 2 Ki. 18:26; Ezra 4:7
  • Greek Acts 21:37
  • Latin Lk. 23:38
  • Lycaonian Acts 14:11
  • Arabic, &c Acts 2:11
  • Egyptian Ps. 81:5, 114:1; Acts 2:10
• Of some nations difficult Ezek. 3:5, 6
• The term barbarian applied to those who spoke a strange 1 Cor. 14:11
• Power of speaking different
  • A gift of the Holy Spirit 1 Cor. 12:10
  • Promised Mk. 16:17
  • Given on the day of Pentecost Acts 2:3, 4
  • Followed receiving the gospel Acts 10:44-46
  • Conferred by laying on of the apostles' hands Acts 8:17, 18, 19:6
  • Necessary to spread of the gospel Acts 2:7-11
  • A sign to unbelievers 1 Cor. 14:22
  • Sometimes abused 1 Cor. 14:2-12, 23
• Interpretation of
  • Antiquity of engaging persons for Gen. 42:23
  • A gift of the Holy Spirit 1 Cor. 12:10
  • Most important in the early church 1 Cor. 14:5, 13, 27, 28
  • The Jews punished by being given up to people of a strange Dt. 28:49; Isa. 28:11; Jer. 5:15